I recorded Sunday's pier show. Here is Martin Cilia with "Makua Beach" from his new cd "Going to Kaleponi".

I agree - such a cool guy, and really brought a smile to my face watching him dance and play air guitar - so cool! Great guy as well - had a chance to talk to him a bit.

josheboy wrote:

mom_surfing wrote:

most enthusiastic attendee award has to go to emelio

Seriously! Emilio had boundless energy and enthusiasm. He was like a kid in a candy store ALL WEEKEND LONG! Plus, he's got to be one of the nicest people in the world. I sure hope to see him again next year, if not sooner.

Sean
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Surf CD's / Vinyl / Fanzines / DVD's
Aloha Screwdriver - Lunar Wobble CD
The Nebulas - Euphorion LP / CD
Supertubos - The Fourth Drive CD
Continental Magazine - Issue #38 w/17 Song CD

coolest unexpected single tune of the convention.....davie allen getting up and playing 'blues theme' with three balls of fire.

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mom_surfing wrote:

most enthusiastic attendee award has to go to emilio

No kidding. This kid (he's 25) traveled all the way from Mexico City by himself and he attended nearly every event (and I think he is still there as I type this). And every single second he radiated fun and was grinning ear to ear. I even saw him helping Jeff tear down and haul equipment. Emilio rules!

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Well, this past weekend Jeff has really outdone himself. The convention was EPIC! I've only missed one (2009) so far, and this one was just amazing - though the last few were pretty amazing as well! What was even better this year was the sense of family and friendship, which was really deep and profound. There was a LOT Of hugging going on! Despite all of us not getting very much sleep at all this past weekend (really - not...very...much...AT...ALL!), there was such a palpable sense of joy that we got to see each other again and spend time together that it's really become one of my most anticipated things to do all year! And then combined with some of the most amazing music EVER, well, I'm still overwhelmed by the entire experience, still processing it all, feeling both elated and exhausted simultaneously. It was complete sensory overload for about 50 hours - starting around 9-10 pm on Friday, and going through 11 pm Sunday. So much happened in that time that it is impossible to write about even a fraction of it, but just a few highlights:

Friday @ The Purple Orchid in El Segundo:
- seeing Martin Cilia play in person for the first time was INCREDIBLE - the guy is truly a master musician with a remarkable touch and melodic sense and HUGE chops, and the songs from his new CD Going to Kalaponi are just gorgeous! He played his white vintage Strat into a reverb unit and a Vox AC-30 and blew everybody away. I got to sit in on rhythm guitar for Bombora, and that was an immense honor and a deep pleasure (that I would get to repeat two more times that weekend - yay!). Paul Johnson played three songs with him as well (all Martin's songs), and they really ripped it up and sounded GREAT! This was the first time that I met Martin in person, as well as Mandy who does his and the Atlantics' website stuff and all the photography, and they proved to be wonderful people! I loved spending time with them. Definitely one of the highlights of this past weekend for me!
- Surfer Joe Lorenzo ripping it up in his set with his new collection of super-trad originals backed by the UBER-surf-rhythm section of Jonpaul on bass and Marty Tippens (briefly emerging from his graduate studies!) on drums, and my God, they were like a well-oiled machine, like they had been playing together for years! I loved watching them play, and Lorenzo is really a showman through and through! Great stuff!
- seeing so many old friends again, among them Lorenzo, Jonpaul, Marty, Jeff BTD, Paul Johnson, Danny Snyder, Sean Berry (his first convention!!), Unsteady Freddie, Warren AKA CaptainSpringfield, Josh, and more - what a great feeling there was there that night! Great location, great music, great people - the stage was set for the whole weekend! The only frustration was the three-hour jetlag which prevented me from indulging in more than one Mai Tai that evening, but otherwise it didn't affect me too much. We got to our room at Don's after 2 am for a bit of sleep to get ready for the main event.... [to be continued]

Ivan
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most blistering rhythm playing award goes to ivan on 'bombora' with martin.
holy crap!

(by the way, i know 'man of mystery' but i kinda got lost in the shuffle at the wind down jam sunday night at don the beachcomber. i would have loved to have gotten to play it with you ivan. maybe next year.)

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CaliforniaMaxx wrote:

Ivan is one of the best out there.

Thanks, Maxx! It was a pleasure seeing you again and even getting to jam with you! Young Maxx has really turned into a serious surf guitarist! I was just looking at YouTube, and I came across this video of him starting off the 2013 SG101 Convention at 9 am on Saturday with a scorching version of The Wedge, backed by Danny Snyder on rhythm and Lorenzo Surfer Joe Valdembrini on drums (though I must admit I'm not sure who's on bass, sorry). Rawkin'! I was in the back chatting with some people when he started, and I thought, hey, that's pretty rippin', I wonder who that is - what a nice surprise to see Maxx up there! And check out his new Strat! The Beast 2!

(And I just realized that it was him that took those Penetrators videos above - thanks, Maxx!)

Ivan
Lords of Atlantis on Facebook
The Madeira Official Website
The Madeira on Facebook
The Blair-Pongracic Band on Facebook
The Space Cossacks on Facebook
The Madeira Channel on YouTube

Here's the Astronauts tribute from the Convention - Jamie and Richard from the Mystery Men, Chris of the Aquasonics, Eddie Katcher & the drummer from the Surge (damn, can't remember his name now).

(I'm looking for any videos I can't find of the Convention and the shows around it, but so far there's not much.)

Ivan
Lords of Atlantis on Facebook
The Madeira Official Website
The Madeira on Facebook
The Blair-Pongracic Band on Facebook
The Space Cossacks on Facebook
The Madeira Channel on YouTube

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IvanP wrote:

CaliforniaMaxx wrote:

Ivan is one of the best out there.

Thanks, Maxx! It was a pleasure seeing you again and even getting to jam with you! Young Maxx has really turned into a serious surf guitarist! I was just looking at YouTube, and I came across this video of him starting off the 2013 SG101 Convention at 9 am on Saturday with a scorching version of The Wedge, backed by Danny Snyder on rhythm and Lorenzo Surfer Joe Valdembrini on drums (though I must admit I'm not sure who's on bass, sorry). Rawkin'! I was in the back chatting with some people when he started, and I thought, hey, that's pretty rippin', I wonder who that is - what a nice surprise to see Maxx up there! And check out his new Strat! The Beast 2!

(And I just realized that it was him that took those Penetrators videos above - thanks, Maxx!)

The bass player backing me up on The Wedge is Scott Broadhurst from John Blair & The Trespassers.

I just wanted to get my thanks in to everyone, especially Jeff. Awesome as can be! Great bands, great vibe. Sorry I had to miss the pier show but caught everything else I could. Thanks again.